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Virginia Beach Public Library is stocked with resources to help you learn new skills, find new hobbies or even change up your career. Learn a new language by accessing Rocket Languages or Rosetta Stone in the Digital Library. Expand your technological skills by making an appointment with staff to use a 3-D printer at Bayside, Great Neck, Central or the Joint-Use Library. Improve the job hunt by making a career coaching appointment at Central Library.

Bring fun to the whole family with our take home tech options. Learn more about coding with your kids by checking out a Code-a-pillar or a Sphero robot. Entertain your child on-the-go with a PlayAway View featuring digital content based on classic storybooks. Watch a variety of movies using a Roku streaming stick. All of these items are free to check out with your library card, limit two at a time per card.

Finally, as you get your new year started right, keep updated on what is going at each library location. Browse the available programs on the library event calendar. During 2019, eight of the 10 library locations will be renovated starting with Bayside, which will remain open during the construction, and Kempsville, which closed for construction on Dec. 31. While closed, VBPL is offering limited services with a "Kempsville Express Library" at the City Treasurer's office located in the Fairfield Shopping Center beginning Jan. 2. Visit the Renovations page for information about the hours and services offered at the Kempsville Express Library.